Why are PBE Players so ridiculously bad?

AquariusGine··5 votes·2,545 views
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That's my face when I see their gameplay ^

I'm not going to name names, but here are some of the things I've noticed :

  1. I once saw Orianna who refused to use her ultimate on multiple targets, even when they were all clumped together for several seconds. She would rather use it to last hit a retreating champion. By then she was the only left alive because they had lost the teamfight.

  2. You'd be surprised by the number of PBE players who think maxing Abilities in Q, W, E order is the right way for ALL champions.

  3. Some PBE junglers do not upgrade their jungle item and die multiple times while clearing. They show themselves before ganking and then run back into the brush to reattempt the gank.

  4. Many PBE players do not last hit. They do try, but it is very obvious they lack experience.

I thought PBE is supposed to be the testing grounds for future content. Do you think the feedback from these kind of players is reliable?

11 Comments

Alljoy8 votes

This explains alot.

Budupops4 votes

Keep in mind the majority of players are bronze and silver, and we need bronze people to test the material so it is viable for extremely low skill level players.

THEJAYE1 votes

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Keep in mind the majority of players are bronze and silver, and we need bronze people to test the material so it is viable for extremely low skill level players.

I'm a bronze one player on NA, and that's something I'm not ashamed of, since It's my first ranked season and I've only played promos. That said, even I cant handle how bad these players are. I consistently get kills in the double digits, only to find that I cant fight any enemies since they're twice as fed as me. I'm a jungle main, and I constantly deal with ADCarries that don't ever go in, even 3v2. Toplaners that feed 0/7 and flame me for not ganking, even when they're pushed into enemy towers. Mids that get 50 cs by 20 minutes and blame me. It's just an awful server.

EDIT: Wait lol that happens on normal servers too still an awful place though

Tengrichan3 votes

Rito chooses these people.

Alljoy3 votes

So does the bronzelife, apparently.

SmokingPuffin3 votes

PBE has very few good players and the matchmaker is constantly getting reset, so good games are really rare. It isn't really for balance feedback beyond "this thing is insanely broken". Riot has internal League servers staffed with diamond players for balance testing.

PBE is for bug testing. You know, things like Azir...well, maybe they're not very good at this either.

coppinslinger1 votes

Reliable feedback? No.

What are we going to do about it? Nothing

1011001110001 votes

Reliable feedback? No.

What are we going to do about it? Nothing

There are plenty of experienced players on the PBE giving feedback.

Does Rito listen? Nope.

AHeroNamedHawke1 votes

Because people use the PBE for free skins instead of testing and are often sub 30 or bronze

Little Jules1 votes

Holy shit you are so right. This shaco tried to gank me lvl 1 and died 3 times

Warlord Rhinark1 votes

That's exactly what it is. It's testing grounds. People are not supposed to play well, they are supposed to test stuff. PBE is meant for everyone regardless of skill level and or mental retardation.

If they are actually testing stuff and whether or not they are testing it correctly, is a whole other story though...

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